Edge Guiding for Battery Manufacturing
The DF-G3 fiber optic amplifier, used with plastic fibers, is a precise solution for edge guiding during lithium-ion battery assembly. Proper edge guiding reduces the amount of wasted product.
Traffic & Parking
Applications
Traffic and Parking Solutions
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Dynamic Maintenance Indication on a Beverage Line
TL50 Pro tower lights clearly informs operators that maintenance procedures are in progress with advanced action mode animation.
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Assembly Timer Indication at Automotive Assembly Station
In automotive manufacturing, maximizing efficiency is crucial in order to meet production goals. Delays at assembly stations can hold up processes later down the line, leading to costly wasted time and missed production targets. The TL50 Pro tower light helps assemblers meet expected cycle times and support overall takt time requirements.
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Rugged, Highly Visible Indication Improves Efficiency at a Truck Wash
Indicator lights intuitively direct traffic through truck wash stations to ensure efficient flow of vehicles through the wash. However, high-pressure washdowns, cleaning agents, and outdoor environments make status indication challenging. Learn why the WLS27 segmented strip lights are a better alternative to traditional stoplights and can help improve efficiency at truck wash stations.
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Guarding Personnel at Meat Slicing Machine in a Harsh Environment
Safety light screens on a meat slicer protect operators from sharp blades while in operation. The environment is harsh and frequently exposed to chemical washdowns. The EZ-SCREEN LS with hygienic enclosure keeps personnel safe while preventing water and chemical damage to the light screen.
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Small Assembly Station Protection with Light Curtains
EZ-SCREEN LS safety light curtains have no DIP switches, feature end-to-end sensing, and can be easily installed with automatic configuration. The use of side mount brackets creates a quick and simple installation with adjustments made from the front side of the EZ-SCREEN LS arrays, saving time during setup. Maximizing machine uptime and reducing repair and replacement expenses helps companies remain competitive.
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Increase Productivity on an Injection Molding Machine
Make your legacy injection molding machine smart – Give it Industry 4.0 capability – with Snap Signal.
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Measure Throughput and OEE on a Case Sealer
Maximize throughput and reduce downtime by harnessing existing data from your equipment.
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Monitor Tank Level Remotely in a Snap
Monitor sensors and devices with ease -- new or existing -- and efficiently manage your inventory.
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Remote Train Car Detection for Train Yard Mashalling
Wireless monitoring solution ssed at various points in a train yard to control direction of train cars.
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Detecting Different Size Packages on a Conveyor
Banner’s S18-2 barrel sensor is a cost-effective, reliable sensing method for this type of application. Its small size makes it easy to integrate along the manufacturing line, and its competitive price means it is well-suited for applications requiring multiple sensors. With a powerful and bright visible red emitter beam, the S18 sensors are easy to align during set up.
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Carton Trigger For Date/Lot Code Printing
With a narrow beam that projects a small bright spot, the QS18LLP laser, polarized, retro-reflective sensors provide precise position control when triggering various devices. In this application, the QS18LLP is able to correctly detect the glossy carton as it travels down the conveyor—without proxing—and trigger the ink jet printer to print the date/lot code on the carton. The second sensor triggers the P4 OMNI to inspect the date/lot code and verify it is legible and correct.
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Counting Food Cartons for Correct Packaging
Banner’s WORLD-BEAM QS18LP laser sensor accurately inspects every carton that passes on the conveyor, ensuring the robot is triggered to load cartons into the package. With a visible laser sensing beam, the QS18LP provides precise position control, which is ideal to ensure accurate counting of cartons at a close range. The rugged QS18LP is also ideal for confined spaces and is easily set up along a conveyor for accurate sensing. With highly bright LEDs, operating status is visible from 360⁰.
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Triggering Checkweigh Station as Plastic Food Trays Travel on Conveyor
Banner Engineering's QM26 washdown sensor detects dark plastic food trays as they approach a checkweigh machine that confirms the correct weight of the filled trays.
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Safeguarding at Palletizer Station with Sticky Liquids Present
Safeguarding palletizer machines can be difficult because bottles are under a lot of pressure and can contain corrosive liquids such as soda or juice. Hygienic enclosures protect light curtains from corrosive liquids, meet sanitary requirements, and do not affect the performance of the sensor.
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Guarding Conveyor Entry on Palletizer Machines
Safeguarding palletizer machines present many challenges to keep personnel safe and maintain efficient production. The new SGS Safety Grid with muting arm bar kit protects the dangerous robotic machinery while allowing boxes to pass through the Grids without stopping production. The muting arms can recognize if anything other than a box passes through the Grids and will trigger a machine stop on the palletizer.
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Safety of a Plastic Film Heat Sealer
Learn how magnet switches protect operators from the harmful interior of a heat sealer.
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Robotic Guarding in Work Area without Limiting Access
Safety laser scanners work well for safeguarding applications where user access and protection are equally important. Banner’s AG4 Safety Laser Scanner with a 190º scanning angle fits nearly any shape and can evaluate an operator’s position by range and rotational angle. Its flexibility allows for new safeguarding shapes when work cell dimensions and parameters change.
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Dark Tray Detection on Checkweigh System
The EZ-BEAM Q25 retroreflective sensor is ideal for this application. It emits a high-powered beam that will reliably detect any dark object that passes over the scale. If clear objects are to be detected, a Q25 polarized retroreflective model is used. With its IP69K-rated housing, the Q25 is designed to withstand the harsh washdowns required in food applications. Setup is easy; the Q25 has no adjustments.
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Motor Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
FlexPower Nodes equipped with thermocouple or RTD sensors were mounted near the monitored motors. The sensor data is sent to a Gateway installed in a central control location. The temperature set point can be established to meet the applications requirements and then provide a discrete output from the Gateway. When predetermined temperature levels are detected, the red light of a stack light connected to a Gateway lights up, alerting personnel that maintenance is required.
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Loading Docks
Vehicle detection at a loading dock can be used to identify available bays, facilitate fast load and unload times, verify vehicles are in the correct position before opening doors, and more.
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